[{"bbox": [100, 116, 1123, 363], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th>Indicative Budget components</th><th>EU contribution (amount in EUR)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>that invest in green, climate smart and digital business opportunities and decent job creation.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Grant (direct management) - cf. section 4.4.1</td><td>22 700 000</td></tr><tr><td>Evaluation - cf. section 5.2</td><td>400 000</td></tr><tr><td>Audit - cf. section 5.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Contingencies</td><td>900 000</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>28 700 000</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [100, 377, 622, 409], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.6 Organisational Set-up and Responsibilities"}, {"bbox": [100, 424, 1129, 583], "category": "Text", "text": "A Programme Steering Committee (PSC), comprising all key stakeholders, shall be established to oversee the implementation of the action, which shall indicatively meet at least once a year. Members of the PSC will be (indicative list): The EU Delegation, the MoFNP, the MoGEE, the MoSME, the MoCTI, the MoTS, the Secretariat of the PPD Forum, representatives of the private sector (e.g. President of the EUZBC, ZAM and selected Chambers of Commerce of Zambia and of EU member states) and the implementing partners. The grant beneficiary of component 1 will act as Secretariat to the PSC."}, {"bbox": [100, 595, 1129, 914], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition to the PSC, two Technical Committees (TC), one for each component shall be established, to provide technical guidance, monitoring the implementation and ensure that timely and appropriate decisions are made relating to challenges or issues emerging during programme implementation. The TCs shall meet at least each semester (if needed quarterly) at component level and at least annually (if needed twice annually) together, as to ensure technical and operational coordination between the two components. The TCs will make recommendations to the annual PSC. The TC for component 1 will also involve ZEMA, ZDA, NSTC and representatives of advocacy organisations working in the circular economy. The TC for component 2 will involve the BDSPs Association, the Banking Association, the NBFI, youth and women associations, as well as Chambers of Commerce from the locality of programme concentration, and of EU member states. The EDFI will participate as relevant. A representative of the technical working group of the Action Green Partnership and Investment Programme along the Agriculture, Forestry, Biodiversity, Water and Climate Nexus will be invited to join the TC meeting for component 2."}, {"bbox": [100, 926, 1129, 1003], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [100, 1036, 681, 1069], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [100, 1099, 443, 1130], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [100, 1144, 1129, 1358], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (outputs and direct outcomes) as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the logframe matrix (for project modality) and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list (for budget support)."}, {"bbox": [100, 1370, 1129, 1449], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [100, 1461, 1129, 1619], "category": "Text", "text": "During the first six months of implementation of each component, the implementing partners will verify if the National Statistic office, Bank of Zambia or other relevant research institution have carried out any data collection and mapping of MSMEs relevant to define the baselines. Otherwise, the implementing partner will identify the needed baseline studies, the costing and possible financing sources, including the Action budget. This may include a gender mainstreaming analysis and a strategic risk assessment. As much as possible the baseline studies should also serve the data needs of the relevant ministries."}, {"bbox": [1011, 1680, 1128, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 23 of 26"}]